The light screen before Su Nuannuan’s eyes twisted and distorted, accompanied by crackling static. After a full screen of snowflakes, a pink pig with bull horns on its head and wearing a bright red bikini jumped out.
Holding a trident, puffing out its round belly, it glared at her angrily.
【I am the Succubus System, not a turtle in a wishing well! If you want skills, trade them with Luck Points!】
Su Nuannuan’s lips twitched. She bit down hard on her lip, her shoulders trembling, unable to contain the laughter in her eyes.
Explosive laughter echoed in her mind—hahaha… a pig in a bikini actually calling itself a succubus?
The pink pig quickly changed color. From head to toe, the pink rapidly faded, turning entirely fiery red.
【Shut up, no laughing! You’re the pig, your whole family are pigs!】
Su Nuannuan suppressed her laughter, a glint of cunning flashing in her eyes.
She might be socially awkward, but she wasn’t stupid. If someone wanted to control her, they’d need the brains for it.
Besides, the other party wasn’t even human.
She had created so many systems but had never encountered one as intelligent as this. It must be from a higher-dimensional civilization.
If she could crack this pig, she could advance China’s technology by a hundred years in one leap.
A gentle smile appeared on Su Nuannuan’s pale face, her voice soft in her mind.
【They’re almost here, Xiao Qi. Are you sure you won’t help me?】
Succubus 007 shuddered, as if doused by a bucket of ice water. With a sizzle, its fiery anger dissipated.
Its round, obsidian-like eyes blinked as it cautiously retreated a meter, its piggy back bristling.
What a terrifying gaze! Why did this woman look at it as if it were a roasted suckling pig?
【S-since you seem sincere, I’ll give you a beginner’s gift pack.】
With a wave of its piggy claw, the light screen returned to normal.
【Please choose whether to accept the beginner’s gift pack.】
【Accept.】 Su Nuannuan didn’t hesitate.
【Given that the Host is too incompetent, the System has automatically matched skills for the Host. Please choose one of the following.】
Three lines of shimmering golden text appeared on the light screen.
Spring Eyes Like Water: Makes the eyes bright as stars, enhancing vision tenfold.
Soft as Boneless: Allows free control of all bones and muscles in the body.
Fragrance That Captivates: Grants the Host a natural body fragrance with an added allure.
Su Nuannuan’s lips twitched. These three skills were utterly useless for her current predicament.
What she wanted was physical strength and speed, not beauty.
【Xiao Qi, are you sure these skills can help me escape this situation?】
Succubus 007: 【Host, these are the maximum benefits I can mobilize.】
Su Nuannuan looked up ahead. Several figures were quickly approaching.
Data surged in her mind. Instinctively, she converted her current situation into numerical values for analysis and comparison.
Current danger level: 98%. Physical function remaining: 9%. Approaching speed: 1.5 m/s. Distance: 300 meters.
To escape the scene unnoticed, she needed to run at a speed of no less than 2 meters per second.
But she couldn’t do that right now.
It was a dead end.
Unless… she found a hiding place no ordinary person would think of.
Su Nuannuan’s dark eyes swept to her side, landing on a bamboo basket in the corner, fifty centimeters wide and thirty centimeters tall.
That was it.
The only chance of survival in this dead end.
“I choose Soft as Boneless.”
【Skill point activated for the Host.】
A beam of light fell on Su Nuannuan. Moments later, she moved her neck, hands, and feet.
A series of crisp cracking sounds came from her joints.
It felt as if every bone and muscle in her body could be bent into countless pieces.
She jumped into the bamboo basket, her bones twisting in an eerie manner until her entire body shrank into the one-square-meter container. Then, she reached out a hand to pull the wooden board beside her over the top.
Just as she covered herself, footsteps came to a halt beside her.
“Damn it, I definitely heard movement over here just now.”
Several people scanned their surroundings, their gazes sweeping past the bamboo basket.
“Probably a stray cat. That woman can’t have gone far. Let’s hurry and chase her. If we don’t catch her, we’ll all be in trouble when we get back.”
“She ran so fast. I swear I’ll find out who’s so shameless, actually daring to be with two…”
The voices faded into the distance.
Su Nuannuan didn’t get up. After waiting a while, another set of footsteps approached.
A man sneered, “No one’s here. I told you you were being paranoid, insisting on coming back for another look. Let’s go.”
The footsteps retreated once more.
Su Nuannuan lifted the wooden board and gently placed it on the ground, leaping out of the bamboo basket like a fox.
Succubus 007 asked in confusion: 【Aren’t you afraid they’ll come back?】
Su Nuannuan patted her hands and smoothed her disheveled hair and clothes. “Do you think they’re all as pig-headed as you?”
Succubus 007 bared its teeth in anger. 【Host has launched a personal attack against the System. Administering a three-second electric shock!】
“You…” Before Su Nuannuan could finish her sentence, an electric current surged from the soles of her feet. Her teeth chattered, and her entire body trembled like a sieve.
It felt as if countless ants were biting her—numb, painful, and her body stiffened.
Three seconds later, a murderous intent rose in the dark alley.
Succubus 007 widened its eyes, its pig ears suddenly perking up before it vanished with a whoosh.
“007, if you have the guts, don’t run!” Su Nuannuan gritted her teeth, squeezing out each word with venom.
The piggy trembled in fear.
Meow, it seemed it had found a crazy host. Scared the pig to death!
Meanwhile, in the guesthouse, a basin of cold water was splashed over two unconscious figures.
Tightly shut eyes snapped open, and a sharp gaze shot from narrow, dark hawk-like eyes.
Ji Xiao, like a startled tiger, struck out with a fierce palm toward the person by the bed.
During the scuffle, the bedsheet slipped from his body, revealing a muscular chest covered in scratches and bite marks.
His thick, calf-like arm gripped the hand of the man by the bed, holding him as if he were a chick. With a slight squeeze, the sound of bones dislocating crackled in the air.
“Looking for death!”
Brother Hui clutched his hand and screamed, “Ah… my hand! How dare you have the audacity to attack a public official!”
With a thud, the ceramic basin fell, spinning a few times on the floor.
Ji Xiao’s sword-like brows furrowed slightly. He glanced at the red armband on the other man’s arm, then looked down at his own chest, covered in scratches. A complex emotion flashed in his hawk-like, sharp black eyes.
He wasn’t entirely without memory of what had just happened.
In the chaos, he had grabbed a woman and brought her in, even doing such things to her.
These people had noses keener than dogs—they must have caught the scent and come to catch them in the act.
Ji Xiao released his grip and spoke expressionlessly, “I’ll take responsibility.”
Given his status, if he made a mistake, he had to bear the consequences. He would marry her.
The person beside him stirred, a cold male voice tinged with post-event hoarseness.
“Take responsibility for what?”
Ji Xiao’s pupils contracted sharply. His cold, stern face gradually cracked. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he struggled to squeeze out a few words.
“Mingyuan? Why is it you?”